Sr. Compliance Specialist

Pay Range: $31.52 - $40.98/hr. | $65,563 - $85,232 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on:
Monday, January 16, 2026

Workdays &

Hours:

Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm

Benefits: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

The Sr. Contract Compliance Specialist position is available with the City of Fort Worth, Property Management Department. As an employee of the City of Fort Worth’s Property Management Department, the incumbent will support the Department in the procurement of goods and services, establishing and managing contracts, as well as providing oversight of vendor’s compliance with contract terms, conditions and policies. The incumbent will report to Property Management’s Purchasing Manager.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Public Administration, Business Administration, Finance or a related field
• Three (3) years of experience in preparing and monitoring contracts
• Valid Texas driver’s license

• Understanding of governmental procurement procedures
• Specialized Certification(s) in Purchasing, Contract and/or Procurement
• Ability to apply analytical and project management skills

• Supervises staff, prioritizing and assigning work, conducting performance evaluations, ensuring staff training, and ensuring employees follow policies and procedures.
• Works with Legal department in leading and overseeing the development and improvement of agreements, and assists in policy and procedure development and improvement.
• Draft and/or revise specifications for goods and services, contracts, renewals, amendments and purchase orders.
• Assists in development and management of contract tracking database and related information, and assists in improvement, restructuring and maintenance of the contract filing system.
• Reviews revenue, expenditures and balances for all accounts; analyzes expenditures to ensure transactions are accurate and appropriate; examines purchase requests; and maintains, reviews and monitors financial records and requests for payments.
• Compiles and analyzes data for audit; presents findings; reports discrepancies; and makes recommendations for corrective action.
• Serves as a Departmental Liaison to ensure terms are included in the contract to meet operational needs and city requirements.
• Conducts site visits to audit compliance with contract requirements; analyzes operations; presents findings; reports any discrepancies; and makes recommendations for corrective actions.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking, and repetitive motions.

Sedentary work – typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Applicants must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Disqualifying conditions include felony convictions, felony deferred adjudication, Class A/B misdemeanor convictions, Class A/B misdemeanor deferred adjudication within last 10 years, open arrest for any criminal offense, and all family violence convictions regardless of class.

Come be part of something special in Fort Worth.

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Finance and Sales

Industries: Government Administration